My wife was driving the Escort home from work the other day, about a 45 min drive, and when she got home she told me the car was overheating. Apparently this has been happening for a while now, gradually getting worse. So, I took it for a short drive the next day. I just recently had the radiator and coolant tested, before this happened, and it was good. I watched for the fans to cut on, and they did, so that's working. I grabbed the hose near the thermostat and waited for the thermostat to open, and it did, so that's not the problem either. At this point, I suspect the water pump. I see some small coolant leakage, but I haven't yet identified where it is coming from, which brings me to my question.
As you probably know, the water pump is quite buried under the hood, so if I don't have to replace it, I don't want to, lol. I've had to replace a water pump before, on a Pontiac, and it had a weep hole that would leak if the water pump had failed. So, would the water pump on my Escort be weeping if it's failed?
As you probably know, the water pump is quite buried under the hood, so if I don't have to replace it, I don't want to, lol. I've had to replace a water pump before, on a Pontiac, and it had a weep hole that would leak if the water pump had failed. So, would the water pump on my Escort be weeping if it's failed?
Apr 8, 2009 at 2:54 PM
